What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
PEG-32
HumectantPotassium Hydroxide
BufferingLauric Acid
Cleansing
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
Cleansing
Lauramide DEA
Cananga Odorata Flower Extract
Perfuming
Lippia Citriodora Leaf Extract
Astringent
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Water
MaskingMentha Rotundifolia Leaf Extract
TonicChamomilla Recutita Flower Water
MaskingMentha Piperita Leaf Water
Skin ConditioningHibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningJasminum Officinale Flower Water
MaskingPrunus Persica Fruit Extract
Abrasive
Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Water
Skin Conditioning
Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract
CleansingCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Tea-Lauryl Sulfate
Cleansing
Potassium Cocoate
Emulsifying
Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Citric Acid
Buffering
Disodium EDTA
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Methylchloroisothiazolinone
Preservative
Methylisothiazolinone
Preservative
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
CI 17200
Cosmetic ColorantCI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Glycerin, Stearic Acid, Myristic Acid, PEG-32, Potassium Hydroxide, Lauric Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Lauramide DEA, Cananga Odorata Flower Extract, Lippia Citriodora Leaf Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Water, Mentha Rotundifolia Leaf Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Water, Mentha Piperita Leaf Water, Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract, Jasminum Officinale Flower Water, Prunus Persica Fruit Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Water, Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Tea-Lauryl Sulfate, Potassium Cocoate, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Citric Acid, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Benzoate, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum, CI 17200, CI 19140
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Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Glycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.
Topically, glycerin does several things at once:
Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3.
Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin.
This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products.
Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinWater. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.
So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.
You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Remember to stay hydrated!
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